KD22 Bulang (Stepping Upward)
步廊bù lángBulang
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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
In the 5th intercostal space 2 thumb widths lateral to the cv mai.
Cautions
Avoid deep needling; risk of pneumothorax.
Indications
Conditions for which KD22 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
TCM actions
What classical sources say KD22 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
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Protocols using KD22
- Breast Cancer, Surgical Intraoperative Pain, Surgical Postoperative Pain – LU01, LI04, ST14, ST18, ST36, KD22, KD27, GB24 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2018.21.016 ↗)
- Surgical Intraoperative Pain, Surgical Postoperative Pain, Fistula Breast – LU01, LI04, ST14, ST18, ST36, KD22, KD27, GB24 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2018.21.016 ↗)
- Postoperative Pain, Cancer Breast Pain – LI04, ST14, ST18, ST36, KD22, KD27, GB24 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2018.21.016 ↗)
- Kidney Qi Deficiency, Kidney Qi Deficiency – LI15, SP08, BL23, BL32, BL33, KD03, KD22, KD27, XB02L2 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
- Costal Chondritis – LU01, KD22, KD23, PC06, CV17 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
- Costal Chondritis – LU01, ST36, KD22, KD23, PC06, CV17 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
- Proteinuria, Glomerulonephritis Chronic – SP06, BL18, BL20, BL23, BL52, BL58, KD03, KD07, KD22, KD27, CV06, CV15, CV17 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
Most often selected alongside KD22
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with KD22. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- KD27Shu Mansion5 protocols
- LU01Central Mansion4 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles4 protocols
- CV17Chest Centre3 protocols
- GB24Sun And Moon3 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley3 protocols
- ST14Store Room3 protocols
- ST18Breast Root3 protocols
- BL23Kidney Shu Point2 protocols
- KD03Great Stream2 protocols
- KD23Spirit Seal2 protocols
- PC06Inner Gate2 protocols